"Everyone" as in the cafes and restaurants they're selling it to, subby.

Interesting to see this is made in SF. Most of the newer fancypants SF cafes use a Slayer machine. The Slayer starts at about $18k, but then again it's got 3 groups. The Blossom One only has a single group. Lame!

Those are great! I have a small version for camping, but I'm tempted to start using in the kitchen -- just to hear the "bloop, bloop" and watch the coffee get darker and darker as it circulates in that glass bubble.

Oh hell yes. I just bought a bag of that in whole bean form yesterday. Best coffee ever.

We've got one of those Keurig machines at work, and the article is correct about the temperature: it only goes as high as 192, and not all of the models even go that high. With drip machines, the water also probably cools down a few degrees before hitting the grounds. I've also read that heating elements in coffee machines generally lose their effectiveness over time.

MrEricSir:"Everyone" as in the cafes and restaurants they're selling it to, subby.

Interesting to see this is made in SF. Most of the newer fancypants SF cafes use a Slayer machine. The Slayer starts at about $18k, but then again it's got 3 groups. The Blossom One only has a single group. Lame!

Of course, the Blossom One team doesn't quite see it that way, although they admit that a $11,111 coffeemaker is not for everyone. "It's a very specific device for a very specific person, a person who's crazy